Mechanism for feeding caps or disks.



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' Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 21, 1908.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909..

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Ivan F. whaha, or srRACUsnNEW YORK, AssIGNoa @To CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY, or i BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION ,or NEW JERSEY.

MECHAN'ISM non FEEDING ears or.. Disks.

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i l' Specification of Letters Patent.y

' Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Appnean mee August 21, 1908. serial No. 449,641.

'it may concern:

WARME, a lcitizen of the United States, residing at State `of New. York, have invented certain 'new and-useful Improvements in Mechanism for Feeding Caps-or Disks, of which the folp This invention relates to an improved eapie'e'd chute. Fig.

- eiilarg'ed s'ecticnal'view of the same.

.inventioii is illustrated in th mechanism for separating disksor caps vfrom a pile and feeding them one at a time.

The invention is especially useful inthe a'rt of 'can making where it is desired to utilz'e slieetmetal'di'sks which are of a uniforni sizeand which cling together' or nest closely and make itexceedingly se arate onefrom another.

f vnbbje'ct, therefore, `vof Ithe present invtioii is -to provide a mechanism for receiving the' dlsks in bulk and separating them rand feeding the same one ata time for ang-1pm osede'sred.

j lfot er vide an automatic mechanism that may be attached to machines' for variouspurposes where can vc'aps or disks are. to n ahtl which wlllreceive the capsor disks in a ile and then eliver them one at af time fr said pile. With these and other Objects in view the e accompanying dr%`wings`,ii1 which,- 'Y

' ig'ure 1 is a side elevation of the improved feed device. Fig. 2, a front elevation o fth'e same, Fig'. 2a, is a plan view1of the 3, a vertical section of separator. Fig. f, 4,' an

F ig. 5, a cross-section through the head of the separitter-,the section being taken on the line 5-'5 of Fig. 3. Fig; 6, a perspective view of the vibr tor sleeve. Fig. 7, a plan view of thel revo ving separator disk, and Fig. 8, a pers active view of the disk with a cap rin posi ion' to be acted upon.

the upper end ofthe nates 'an prigiht post, Which-in the present instance 'as an inclined rposition lalthough this is not-[essential and 1s provided at its Onondaga and` vditticult -to vs'o as to form a sbj'ea or the invent-.ion is to pro-' be utilized sleeve, in the present instance, is provided with a shoulder, 6, between its ends whereby to 'form 'a lreduced upper end, 7, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4:.

A. disk or plate, 8, lits over the reduced end of the sleeve and rests upon the shoulder thereof and said disk or plate is rigid on and revolves with said sleeve. At the upperside, the disk or head is provided with a central circular recess or cavity in which a Circular plate, 9, of IWasher-like form is seated. This plate is rigid with respect to the disk or head, and revolves with l circumferential Outer edge is provided with a groove, l0, having the form of a screwthread, see Figs. t and 8.

At one side the disk or head,

` 8, is cut away notch, 11, and the disk at one side, 12, of 4said notch is thinned or reduced in thicknesses compared to the thickness at the other side, '13, of said notch as can be seen in Fig. 8. This construction provides a shoulder or wall,

the latter, and `its 14, at the far side of the c notch which extends above the groove Hor thread in the insert plate, 9,l and performs a useful function inthe .Operation of the ma chine as will hereinafter be described.-

Above the disk or plate, 8, the reduced end o the sleeve is provided with a collar, 15, which tits down close aroundy said sleeve and which revolves with the latter.` Thiscollar .has a somewhat frustoiconical form, being larger circumferentiallyat its base, -16, than atits upper end, The circumference of this collar .4 is lprovided with a plurality of substantially hat surfaces,17, forrnmga series 1of turns, bends or angles, 18 all for a urpose which will shortly be explained.

The extremerupper end of the shaft, 3,carries a stationary head, 19, which has a frustoconically-shaped cavity, 20, in its bottom whichiits down over the sleeve or collar, 15.k

This head extendslaterally to 4one side ,of the shaft, 3, and is provided with a passage,

- y 1 21, extending downwardly through which In the drawings the numeral, 1, desig-y the caps or disks to be fed may pass. A slot,

22, 1s provided in the Wall of the head be-y tween the cavity, 20, and downwardly-cx tending passage, 21, as may be clearly seen in Figf, so that a slight portion of the circumferential surface of the sleeve or collar, 15, may be exposed to said passage. A nut, 2,3, on the up er end of the shaft, 3, serves to retain the 1liead rigidly thereon.

A chute comprising aplurality of rods, 2a, in the present instance four in number,

passage, 21, and discharged into the chute 'tobe utilized 1n any manner and for suchy extend vertically above the head, 19, and are purpose as described. During the feeding of' connected at their upper ends by a plate, 25, the caps through. the passageway, 9.1, they g5 that may have a central perforation, and a are constantly agitated by means of the re- 70` f slot, 26, at one side for convenience in-pljacvolving flat surfaced collar, 15, and this ing the caps in piles in the chute directly agitation or vibration causes the disks "or over the passage, 21. caps to separate and thereby avoid all liarlhe head, 19, is provided with a bottom bility of more than one cap being delivered opening, (27, and the walls, Q8, thereof at a time. 75 around said opening incline upwardly at the Having thus described iny invention what front side of the mechanism. In the present 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patinstance I provide a gate, 29, at the outer ent is,- y end of the opening, 27, and. said gate com- 1. In a cap feed device the combination prises a cross bar, 30, having lugs, 31, at with a post having a bearing'at its upper4 s0 either end. which arepivote'd to the side wall end, of a shaft sustained in said bearing; a 'of the'head, and also having a lug or rib, screw mounted on said shaft; means for re- 32, at the uppersside which has position volving said screw; a headalso sustained by about midway between the opposite ends of said shaft and having a passage therein; a

the bal'- The IOnt. side of the head is proyielding cap support at one side of said pas- 85 vided with a notch, 33, into Which the 111g sage; a cap chute over said head and delivor rib, 32, of the pivoted gate projects, S0 ery chute below said head.

that the inner end of said lug may be eX.- 2. In a cap feed device the combination posed to the passageway, 21, in the head, 21S with a post having a bearing at its 'upper 25 Shown in Fig. 3- '.lhe gate is yeldingly'susend, of a shaft sustained in said bearing.; a 90 tained by means of a wire spring, 3a, So that head sustained by the shaft and having a it may rock slightly when pressurewis applied passage to hold the caps in a pile therein; a to either longitudinal side. screw-support at the lower end of saidpasl y Beneath the head and Supported '1n any sage; a delivery chute'below the head and Sullble m3111191 ill IOH 0il the pOS, l, iS il screw and means for revolving the screwI to 95 Chute, 35, the 1113199? @Edi '36, Of WhChUlIllS release one cap at a time and discharge it or inclines laterally and projects beneath the edgewige into the delivery Chung dish, 8. A hinged cover,l37, having'a urn 3. ln a cap feed device the con'ibination nel-shaped upper end is mounted at the with a post having a bearing, of a shaft rigfront Side of the chute and sheldup 010s@ idly sstained by said bearing; ahead also ion against the latter by means of a spring, 3S. rigid on the shaft and having a cap passage In the operation the sleeve, fi, disk, 8, and therein; a screw on the shaft; a lvibrator collar, 15, are all revolved cODtinUOllSljy', collar also on the shaft above the screw and the sprocket, 5, or equivalent driving nieaIlS rigid with respect to the latter; means yfor 40 being employed for this purpose. rlhe caps revolving the screw and collar and delivery 105 or disks, 39, are placed in the chute formed chute below the screw for receiving the caps.,` by the rods, 2li, and are delivered therefrom Ll. In a cap feed device the combination. into ihc passage, 2l, in the head. As the with a post having a bearing, of a shaft rigcaps settle down `in the head they gradually 'idly sustained by said bearing; a head also vincline more and more,'-one side thereof rigid on the shaft and having a cap passage 110 being sustained by the gate in a higher plane therein; a yielding Support carried by the than the other" side which has position adjv head at one side of the passage; a'screw on jacent therevolving collar, 15, as clearly the shaft below the head; a cap-feed chute shown in Fig. 3. lhis gradually increasing carried by the head and feeding caps to the inclination of the caps effects a slight sepapassage of the latter; means or revolving 115 ration of the caps at the lowerniost side and the screw and a deliver chute' below the as the se' arated side of said caps is sustained passage and Ahead to receive the caps one at f by the disk, 8, the latterwhen revolving will a time. cause thescrew thread of the circular plate, 5. In a cap disk feed mechanism the co1n' 9, to engage the lowermost cap,\.as shown bination with a feed chute to hold the caps 120 in Figs. 21e and 8, and gradually separate it in a pile, one on top of another, of a delivery from beneath the ile of caps until the chute below the feed chute, and a revoluble notch, l1, of said dis. arrives at a pointjust support at one edge only of the pile ofcaps y beneath the passage, 21, whereupon the wall, and interposed between the feed and deliv- 14, at the far side of the notch will cause the ery chutes to successively release andtilt the 125 cap to tilt and turn to a vertical position and caps of the pile and drop them edgewise into thus pass through said notch and enter the the delivery chute. tunnel-shaped cover, 37, which will direct- G. ln a cap disk feed mechanism the comit into the chute, 35, in thel same manner bination with a feed chute to hold the caps the caps will he successively drawn from the in a pile one on top of another, of a delivery 130 chute below the feed chute, and a screw op?- erating in a plane crosswise of and between' I bination wit a feed chute to hold the caps 1n a pile one on top of another, of a deliveryT` chute below the feed chute, means for sustaining thelowermost caps in an inclined position between the two chutes and a screw operating between the two'chutes for engagingv the lowermostedges of the caps and releasing 'one cap at a time.

8. In a lcap feed mechanism the combination with, a head having a cap passage, vof a screw support revoluble with respect to said head to sustain the caps at one side and a. yielding support at the opposite side of said caps. .Y

' 9. In a cap feed mechanism the combination with a head having al cap passage, of a screw support for sustaining the caps at one g edge and a. yielding support at the opposite' side of said caps and having position in a chute; a cap support opposite the screw and lwhveen the head and chute. and meansl for direct them edgemeans for moving one o revolving the screw support release the caps at one edge.

11. In a cap feed meehanismth'e combina= tion with a. head having a cap passage, ',of a' downwardly -extending chute below' the head; means at opposite sides of/Ithe cap passage for sustainm aple ofjcaps at dia- 'metrically opposite e ges.; means forrevolve ingl one of said supports to engage and free y the lowermost cap of thefpile, andmeans for yieldinglyv sustaining the other support.

v12. In a cap' feed `mechanisinthe combination with 'a head having la cap passage, of meansa't opposite-sides' of the passage for sustaining la pile of caps; meansat one side of the passage fr optating on thel edges of and vibrating the-cap to -se arate 'theniand 50 the sustaining means to release theca s.

13.111 a cap feed mec anism the combinationy with ahead having a cap passage, .of a, l screw support at oneside of the assage; a. cap vibrator also at one' 4sideof t e passage and adjacent the'screwjsuiport; Va yielding support at the opposite si eof the passage" and means for operatinguthe vibrator and screw support. i 4

In tes'timon7 whereof I aiix my signature in presence o two witnesses.' 4

, -IVAR F. WARME. Witnesses: A

WILLIAM' QUINN, JAMES DDNNELLY. 

